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Dibromoacetic acid

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Dibromoacetic acid, one of the group of five haloacetic acids regulated by federal standards, is formed when chlorine or other disinfectants are used to treat drinking water. Haloacetic acids and other disinfection byproducts increase the risk of cancer and may cause problems during pregnancy. Click here to read more about disinfection byproducts.

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112

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

48

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2013N/A00N/A
2014ND160ND
2015ND160ND
2016ND160ND
20170.256 ppb163ND - 1.44 ppb
20181.23 ppb1613ND - 2.90 ppb
20191.04 ppb32320.511 ppb - 1.52 ppb

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EWG Health Guideline 0.04 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.04 ppb for dibromoacetic acid was defined in a peer-reviewed scientific study by EWG and represents a on-in-a-million lifetime cancer risk level. This health guideline protects against cancer.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2014-02-171402703-001BND
2014-02-171402703-002BND
2014-02-171402703-003BND
2014-02-171402703-004BND
2014-05-191405990-001BND
2014-05-191405990-002BND
2014-05-191405990-003BND
2014-05-191405990-004BND
2014-08-181408989-001BND
2014-08-181408989-002BND
2014-08-181408989-003BND
2014-08-181408989-004BND
2014-11-171411938-001BND
2014-11-171411938-002BND
2014-11-171411938-003BND
2014-11-171411938-004BND
2015-02-161502956-001BND
2015-02-161502956-002BND
2015-02-161502956-003BND
2015-02-161502956-004BND
2015-05-181505D58-001BND
2015-05-181505D58-002BND
2015-05-181505D58-003BND
2015-05-181505D58-004BND
2015-08-171508D46-001BND
2015-08-171508D46-002BND
2015-08-171508D46-003BND
2015-08-171508D46-004BND
2015-11-171511C59-001BND
2015-11-171511C59-002BND
2015-11-171511C59-003BND
2015-11-171511C59-004BND
2016-02-151602940-001BND
2016-02-151602940-002BND
2016-02-151602940-003BND
2016-02-151602940-004BND
2016-05-161605B85-001BND
2016-05-161605B85-002BND
2016-05-161605B85-003BND
2016-05-161605B85-004BND
2016-08-151608C61-001BND
2016-08-151608C61-002BND
2016-08-151608C61-003BND
2016-08-151608C61-004BND
2016-11-211611F05-001BND
2016-11-211611F05-002BND
2016-11-211611F05-003BND
2016-11-211611F05-004BND
2017-02-201702D82-001BND
2017-02-201702D82-002BND
2017-02-201702D82-003BND
2017-02-201702D82-004BND
2017-05-151705B12-001BND
2017-05-151705B12-002BND
2017-05-151705B12-003BND
2017-05-151705B12-004BND
2017-08-211708H99-001BND
2017-08-211708H99-002BND
2017-08-211708H99-003BND
2017-08-211708H99-004BND
2017-11-201711E85-001B1.32 ppb
2017-11-201711E85-002B1.34 ppb
2017-11-201711E85-003BND
2017-11-201711E85-004B1.44 ppb
2018-02-191802B27-001B1.96 ppb
2018-02-191802B27-002B1.61 ppb
2018-02-191802B27-003B1.48 ppb
2018-02-191802B27-004B1.85 ppb
2018-05-211805G72-001B1.80 ppb
2018-05-211805G72-002B1.84 ppb
2018-05-211805G72-003B0.833 ppb
2018-05-211805G72-004B1.75 ppb
2018-08-201808G71-001BND
2018-08-201808G71-002BND
2018-08-201808G71-003BND
2018-08-201808G71-004B2.90 ppb
2018-11-191811E12-001B0.930 ppb
2018-11-191811E12-002B0.992 ppb
2018-11-191811E12-003B0.870 ppb
2018-11-191811E12-004B0.921 ppb
2019-02-181902A74-001B1.17 ppb
2019-02-181902A74-002B1.10 ppb
2019-02-181902A74-003B1.22 ppb
2019-02-181902A74-004B1.32 ppb
2019-02-181902A74-005B1.10 ppb
2019-02-181902A74-006B1.06 ppb
2019-02-181902A74-007B1.11 ppb
2019-02-181902A74-008B1.28 ppb
2019-05-201905E78-001B1.33 ppb
2019-05-201905E78-002B1.48 ppb
2019-05-201905E78-003B1.26 ppb
2019-05-201905E78-004B1.51 ppb
2019-05-201905E78-005B1.52 ppb
2019-05-201905E78-006B1.37 ppb
2019-05-201905E78-007B1.26 ppb
2019-05-201905E78-008B1.24 ppb
2019-08-191908E56-001B0.511 ppb
2019-08-191908E56-002B0.818 ppb
2019-08-191908E56-003B0.884 ppb
2019-08-191908E56-004B0.533 ppb
2019-08-191908E56-005B0.642 ppb
2019-08-191908E56-006B0.808 ppb
2019-08-191908E56-007B0.593 ppb
2019-08-261908E62-001B0.921 ppb
2019-11-181911C46-001B0.803 ppb
2019-11-181911C46-002B0.968 ppb
2019-11-181911C46-003B0.936 ppb
2019-11-181911C46-004B0.909 ppb
2019-11-181911C46-005B0.519 ppb
2019-11-181911C46-006B1.18 ppb
2019-11-181911C46-007B0.946 ppb
2019-11-181911C46-008B1.04 ppb